Improvement in hangers for shafting



F. B. WILLIAMS.

improvement in Hanger for Shafting.

Patented Aug. 6,1872.

Witnesses .Ettorneys.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FITZALLAX B. WILLIAMS, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN HANGERS FOR SHAFTING.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.130,348, dated August 6,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, F. B. \VILLIAMs, of Sterling, in the county ofWhitesides and in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hanging for Shafting; and do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of referencemarked thereon making a part of this specification. I

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a hanger for shafting, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure lis a side view, and Fig. 2 an end view, of my hanger. Fig. 3 isa perspective view ofa nut used in my hanger. Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe box, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the lower part thereof.

A represents a straight bar or plate, cast, with the downward-projecting semicircle B, in one piece. In the middle of this semicircle B is avertical round hole, and in the same are formed two finished seats, 0(3, between which a nut, D, is fitted. This nut is held by asetscrew, a,from turning, after it has been adjusted. G represents the yoke, inwhich the box is held by set screws 1) b, said yoke being provided witha screw, E, so as to be screwed into the nut D, thus connecting saidyoke with the bracket A B. 'One end of the yoke G is open, and this openend connected with the main part by means of a rod, d, hooked into themain part and dropping into a slot in the open end, and fastened by nuts0 c. The box in which the shaftin g is placed isv made in two halves, Hand H. The lower half, H, is provided with an upward-project ing ear, h,in the center, on each side, and on each side of each ear h is anoutward-projectin g ear, f. The upper half, H, has similaroutward-projecting ears, so that the two halves may be fastenedtogethenby passing screws 6 ithrough the same. Between the ears on theupper half are rims or flanges to fit over the upwardprojectin g ears hh on the lower halt. The ears h h have recesses on their outer sides,into which the setscrews b b enter to support the box in the yoke. Theupper half, H, of the box has an oil-chamber, 70, on top, closed by alid, on. The lower half, H, is provided with a groove or channel, a,running parallel with the shaft, and covered with Babbitt metal 1). Ithas also chambers s to hold packing for retaining the oil.

I do not specifically claim the shafting-box herein shown and described,under this patent, nor do I wish to be understood as confining myself tothe particular box with my improved hanger.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The nut D, fitted between two finished seats, G O, and held in placein the bracket A B by means of the set-screw a, substantially as hereinset forth.

2. The yoke G, open at one end, with rod d and nuts 0 e to fasten saidend, and provided with set-screws b b to hold the box, and with screw Eto attach it to the bracket A B, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 6th day of July, 1872.

FITZALLAN B. WILLIAMS. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

E. B. REMER, I. P. LATIMIER.

